Milltown Dam (St. Croix River)

The Milltown Dam is a hydroelectric dam built on the St. Croix River between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada and Calais, Maine, USA, and operated by NB Power. Its power house has a capacity of 4 megawatts with its 7 turbines.[1] Built in 1881 and modernised in the early-1900s, it is the oldest hydroelectric dam in Canada, as well as the first hydroelectric facility built by NB Power.[2] Electricity generated by the Milltown Dam is also exported to the United States, connected to a 69,000 volt transmission circuit owned by the Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, an electric utility serving Calais.[3]

References

  1. ↑ NB Power System Map
  2. ↑ NB Power: Hydro Tour
  3. ↑ US Department of Energy: "PP-32 Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative Inc", February 5, 1959.

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Coordinates: 45°10′31.8″N 67°17′34.8″W / 45.175500°N 67.293000°W / 45.175500; -67.293000


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